Creature From the Alegae Bloom
Maumee Bay Brewing Co. in Toledo, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
6.96
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at Trek Brewing. Hazy yellow-gold color with a medium white head that diminishes quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Aroma of citrus, herbal hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of tart citrus, herbal hop and a touch of matcha. The finish is lightly tart and fruity with a citrus and hop aftertaste. Decent overall.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can. Pours a slightly hazy bright yellow with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has bitter citrus and sour tropical fruits with a bit of straw underlying. Flavor has sour citrus and a bit of sour tropical fruit with a bit of lemon and straw backing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 9/6/2018. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy medium golden/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lightly tart/tangy kiwis, fruit skin, orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red/green apple, matcha tea, white grape/wine, mango, watermelon, strawberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, light lacto funk, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, citrus/earthy hops, kiwis, matcha tea, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lightly tart/tangy kiwis, fruit skin, orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red/green apple, matcha tea, white grape/wine, mango, watermelon, strawberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, light lacto funk, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness; lactic tartness, and fruit tang on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy kiwis, fruit skin, orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red/green apple, matcha tea, white grape/wine, mango, watermelon, strawberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, light lacto funk, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, citrus/earthy hops, kiwis, matcha tea, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/tartness, and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/acidic/tangy, fairly crisp, and lightly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 7.2%. Overall this is an excellent sour IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, citrus/earthy hops, kiwis, matcha tea, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/tart/tangy/drying finish, not overly lactic. Great Amarillo/El Dorado profile. Great balance of juicy/dank/earthy hops, Lacto, kiwi, matcha tea, and pale/wheat malts against acidity. A very enjoyable/unique offering, and impressive style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect.